to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
fluent (in a language); flowing
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
such; like that; in that way
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
in deep black; in jet black
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
the same kind; accomplice; partner
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to bite off; to gnaw through
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to become better; to improve
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion